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In Ceramic Assemblies from PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 17, Laura Garófalo and Omar Kahnof Liminal Projectsdiscuss their prototypes for ceramic building systems that were developed at the European Ceramics Workcentre (ekwc), in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. They are designs that explore ways that architecture can mediate heat, water and nature. Ceramics, which are fired clay, are one of the oldest building materials. But they defy easy categorization because their behavior and properties are so diverse. Ceramics were used to build the Roman aqueducts and also used for the heat shield on the Space Shuttle. Ask a ceramicist and they will insist that the material lives. It is this quality that Garófalo and Kahn want to capture and perpetuate in their work.

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"Ask a ceramicist and they will insist that the material lives."
In&nbsp;Ceramic Assemblies&nbsp;from&nbsp;PechaKucha Buffalo vol. 17,&nbsp;Laura&nbsp;Gar&oacute;falo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Omar Kahn&nbsp;of&nbsp;Liminal Projects&nbsp;discuss their&nbsp;prototypes for ceramic building systems that were developed at the European Ceramics Workcentre (ekwc), in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. They are designs that explore ways that architecture can mediate heat, water and nature. Ceramics, which are fired clay, are one of the oldest building materials. But they defy easy categorization because their behavior and properties are so diverse. Ceramics were used to build the Roman aqueducts and also used for the heat shield on the Space Shuttle. Ask a ceramicist and they will insist that the material lives. It is this quality that Gar&oacute;falo and Kahn&nbsp;want to capture and perpetuate in their work.